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At 9:45 pm, they lit a smaller panel which burst into colorful fireworks to form a picture. They used this small rocket mounted on a wire speeding to the panel. The little thing lit up the panel.77 views
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Auto camping area77 views
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Chokotto bus ちょこっとバス77 views
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Most were happy to pose for the hordes of retiree amateur photographers.77 views
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The procession was headed by this small sound truck which had speakers to amplify the sounds. There is also a tall banner reading "Hachiman Jinja."77 views
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Fukube-furi kids waving a wand attached with a gourd. Small bells were attached to the gourd. ふくべ振り77 views
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Yakko-furi men arrive.77 views
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The drummers formed a few different formations. They lined up in front of the shrine and let the fukube-furi children to march through to the shrine.77 views
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Fukube-furi comes through (again).77 views
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Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders performing at their first home game in Shiga for the 2009-2010 season.77 views
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Introduction of the starting five players for the Five Arrows.77 views
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One corridor in the gym is lined with large cutouts of the Lakestars.77 views
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HORIKAWA Ryuichi #877 views
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Magnee, official mascot, and Lakestars cheerleaders.77 views
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Vories still felt greatly indebted to the school, nicknamed "Hassho."77 views
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My last stop was OMI Corp. which started out in 1920 as the Omi Sales Company.（株）近江兄弟社 MAP77 views
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Arrival at JR Torahime Station on the JR Hokuriku Main Line.77 views
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Torahime High School in the distance, next to rice paddies.77 views
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Food mascots77 views
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During this game against the Tokyo Apache on March 6, 2010, Mikey Marshall makes his debut as a Shiga Lakestar.77 views
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Ray Schafer chases Cohey.77 views
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Rasheed Sparks77 views
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Gary Hamilton77 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team. I dunno how the team can afford such a huge group of cheerleaders. They number almost double the number of most team's cheerleaders.77 views
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Chief retainer who started the construction of Hikone Castle upon the wishes of Ii Naomasa. 家老の木俣守勝77 views
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Established in 717 (Nara Period), Hyozu Taisha worships a god named Onamuchi-no-Mikoto (大己貴命) also called Yachihoko (八千矛神). Onamuchi-no-Mikoto is a god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine.77 views
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This garden is also beautiful in fall when they light up the autumn leaves at night (see photos below).77 views
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Looking toward Hyozu Taisha Shrine.77 views
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Meanwhile a Shinto ceremony is held in the shrine hall.77 views
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The children's mikoshi start to leave Hyozu Shrine as the festival winds down.77 views
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Once in a while, a flower umbrella was dedicated only to the kenketo dancers so it went directly to them. There are 20 flower sticks on these flower umbrellas.77 views
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These kenketo dancers got a lot of goodies. They deserve it since they practiced hard for the dance.77 views
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The banner reads, "Oarahiko Jinja."77 views
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The hikiyama float's wheels cannot turn, so they turn the float by tilting it and turning it by force. This is the Tomoe (巴) hikiyama float. 77 views
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The floats have festival musicians who play the taiko drum, bell, and flute.77 views
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Sleeping quarters for boys have a blue carpet. There are six rooms like this one for boys, each one is named after a lake fish like Moroko, Ayu, and Funa.77 views
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A lot less people at night.77 views
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The festival started at noon near the Ueno Kaikan Hall (brown building on right). MAP77 views
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Women dancers and taiko drum players.77 views
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Steps going up to Sannomiya Shrine. 77 views
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Fire monster rages hotly.77 views
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Approaching Ibuki-do on the left. A side entrance on the left opens to a private garden as seen in Hiroshige's print. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店77 views
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Stage entertainment at Yaito Matsuri at night.77 views
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The second of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one is called Juo-sui. 十王水77 views
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Omi-Maiko Beach, a rest stop.77 views
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Shirahige Shrine's torii gate in the lake is one of Lake Biwa's best-known landmarks. It faces the shrine on land.77 views
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Watching Hiko-nyan, Hikone Castle's official mascot which is wildly popular. He performs daily inside Hikone Castle Museum. He is a white cat with a samurai helmet.77 views
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Popular restaurants attract large crowds.77 views
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Kua Aina, a hamburger joint from Hawaii, also had a long line.77 views
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JR Koka Station, south entrance.77 views
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Rakuyaji temple entrance 櫟野寺 MAP77 views
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Kannonji Pond 観音寺池77 views
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Nakasendo Road: Takamiya (Hikone). The sixty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road.77 views
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Nakasendo Road: Otsu, 69th post town on the Nakasendo from Hiroshige's Kisokaido series. Hatcho-dori street and Lake Biwa in the distance.77 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Snow at Mt. Hira77 views
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Window wall from the outside.77 views
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Rhododendron77 views
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Rhododendron in sight from the trail.77 views
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Letter from Ishida Mitsunari.77 views
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Map of Azai Folk History Museum which is a complex of small museum buildings including two thatched-roof homes.77 views
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Most of the time, the galleries show work by the students. They undergo a screening to get an exhibition slot, so you can bet that the quality is high.77 views
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Thirty teams made "mini giant kites" and competed in kite design (図柄) and flying (飛揚). They went on the outdoor stage for kite design judging.77 views
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This team is from Higashi-Omi City Hall's young employees group.77 views
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The hula girls were joined by Awa Odori girls from Tokushima.77 views
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We visit the giant kite at rest. The back of the kite has many stickers written with kids' wishes.77 views
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Behind the ceremony is the giant kite waiting for more wishing stickers.77 views
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Wind Goddesses at Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Museum.77 views
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Waterwheel objects on Notogawa Station's west side.77 views
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New Year's Day at a large shrine in Japan is such a spectacle.77 views
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In the morning and early afternoon of January 1 and 2, shrine maidens perform sacred dances (初神楽) on the Noh stage.77 views
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However, in summer 2016, these lotus plants died. Cause remained a mystery for a while until experts concluded it was due to sandy soil.77 views
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Museum entrance with a sign indicating the Homecoming Exhibition for Japan’s Largest Bronze Bell to mark the museum's 25th anniversary.77 views
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A whole bunch of other dotaku were found in the same area as late as 1962. Most of the bells displayed are replicas, but a few are genuine.77 views
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The Faculties of Economics and Education are here in Hikone. The other campus is in Otsu. Map of the Hikone Campus.77 views
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Map of Hachiman Park.77 views
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Way to Toyotomi Hidetsugu statue.77 views
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Statue of Toyotomi Hidetsugu at Hachiman Park in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga.77 views
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Nagahama Station wedding hall entrance77 views
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Yamaoka Magokichi was awarded this ring from Augburg, Germany, making him an honorary citizen. Yamaoka had built a stone monument for Rudolf Diesel in Augsburg, a sister city of Nagahama.77 views
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Hydraulic excavator77 views
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Use the levers to bring the shovel down/up or swivel it left/right and to scoop up or release the little balls.77 views
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Another power excavator simulator.77 views
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University of Shiga Prefecture (USP or Shiga Kenritsu Daigaku 滋賀県立大学). It's a 15-min. bus ride from JR Minami-Hikone Station.77 views
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Engineering school77 views
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Athletic field is also only for practice and not competitive games. No spectator seats.77 views
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Hassaka neighborhood near Lake Biwa shore. Short walk from the University of Shiga Prefecture. Hassaka is an old fishing village.77 views
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A pen with USP imprinted. The only USP merchandise I found in the university store.77 views
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At Hama-Otsu, shopping mall Aqus, also built on reclaimed land.77 views
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Children's choir in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan in Feb. 2008 rehearse singing Lake Biwa Rowing Song (Biwako Shuko no Uta) in English. They sing the first verse.77 views
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YouTube video of our mini concert inside Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan. 23 min.77 views
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Listening corner list of cover artists. There are many, and you can listen to each of them. Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan (Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum), Imazu77 viewsThe song was included in a record for the first time in 1958 when Kyoto University made an album of its university songs on the 90th anniversary of the school's founding. In 1961, a chorus group named Boney Jacks recorded the song in an album of Japanese songs. And so did singer Peggy Hayama in 1962.
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Kaizu-Osaki is famous for cherry blossoms along the lake shore. One of Japan's 100 Famous Cherry Blossom Spots.77 views
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A small stream empties into Lake Biwa through Haginohama Beach. Numerous streams and rivers like this one feed water to the lake.77 views
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Maibara beach.77 views
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Lake Biwa Museum in Kusatsu.77 views
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Macharia NDIRANGU (left) and Albert KORIR leading the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2018.77 views
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Going down to the lake shore of Sugaura.76 views
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Todai won this one.76 views
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Garden76 views
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Inari Shrine torii76 views
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Hinokawa Dam Park 日野川ダム公園76 views
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Old Nagahama Station platform.76 views
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New Nagahama Station being constructed, Jan. 2006.76 views
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Omi-Shiotsu Station and old trains76 views
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Corridor to main hall76 views
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Seta Castle site76 views
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Girl with nabe-kanmuri helmet, Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri, Maibara, Shiga Pref.76 views
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Misty Omi-Hachiman coast76 views
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Waiting room and tourist info office. This room has been removed and replaced by a walkway to the new Mondecool Heiwado store.76 views
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West side. Nagahama Castle.76 views
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Mt. Yukinoyama and Hino River 雪野山と日野川76 views
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Storage area76 views
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Omi merchant profiles76 views
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Tokonoma alcove76 views
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Ohmi Merchant Museum76 views
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A kite hangs inside the airy pyramid roof of the station building.76 views
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Large kite in Yokaichi Station.76 views
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Verse 5 song monument photos (Hikone)76 views
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Photo exhibition panels76 views
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Okaya One-Day Exhibition, Mar. 4, 2007 at Canora Hall, Okaya, Nagano.76 views
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2nd panel showing Verse 1 (Otsu)76 views
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Starting at 9:30 am, members of the giant kite preservation society began pasting and joining about 400 sheets of washi paper to make the giant kite paper.76 views
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Sketch of regatta course76 views
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Dragon boat going to the Seta-Karahashi Bridge.76 views
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Vermilion painting of "sei" is complete.76 views
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5th panel showing Verse 5 (Hikone)76 views
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There is at least one Shiga Kenjinkai in all the prefectures in Japan, and around 15 Shiga Kenjinkai overseas. The hall was lined with banners of many Shiga Kenjinkai from Japan and overseas. Ehime, Brazil, Osaka, etc.76 views
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Caffy, official mascot for the Sports Recreation event in 2008.76 views
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According to one legend, Shogun Sakanoue Tamuramaro was requested to eliminate mountain bandits robbing travelers on Suzuka Pass. After doing so, he shot an arrow from the top of the Suzuka mountain. The arrow landed here, where bamboo then sprouted.76 views
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Stalls where they sell souvenirs during festivals.76 views
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At around 1:45 pm, a procession of priests and the 70 rice planters entered.76 views
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Hat problem.76 views
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These two girls did away with the hat which could not stay on.76 views
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Nakasendo Road in Takamiya, near the Honjin (left) and Enshoji Temple (right).76 views
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Enshoji temple was also where Emperor Meiji once stayed.76 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji stayed here.76 views
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Main hall of Enshoji.76 views
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What used to be a lake is a rice paddy. Imagine this to be a lake, with an embankment in front of these homes.76 views
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Stone marker between Azusa and Kashiwabara-juku.76 views
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Nakasendo Road going to Samegai-juku.76 views
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Inside post office designed by William Merrell Vories.76 views
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Road marker showing the way.76 views
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Yomeien Garden76 views
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The summit area. The gray tower building is the old Ibukiyama Weather Station which was in use until 2001. It is to be demolished.76 views
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In summer, lilies bloom at sunset on Mt. Ibuki's 3rd station.76 views
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LakeStars merchandise for sale.76 views
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Ray Schafer for free throw76 views
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Halftime show76 views
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Ryan goes for a 3-pointer.76 views
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Pine trees of Awazu. One of the Eight Views of Omi is now a non-scenic, semi-industrial road.76 views
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You can also watch the motorboat races outside.76 views
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In winter, migratory birds come to Hayasaki Naiko Biotope.76 views
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Rock engraved with "Mishima Pond" in Japanese. 三島池76 views
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Ray Schafer shouting to Ryan.76 views
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Brayden looking to pass to Wara.76 views
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Cheerleaders in the stands to wake up the crowd. This was the second occasion for the LakeStars to play in Maibara.76 views
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Shiga LakeStars cheerleaders change their uniform and strut their stuff.76 views
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Juni-no-yaku musicians are from the medieval period of Japan, and rarely seen in other festivals. In Shiga, this is the only festival where they appear.76 views
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The doll at the bottom is Iwami Jutaro. There was a village where a female human sacrifice had to be offered to a big baboon. When the next victim was to be the village headman's daughter, Jutaro decided to get rid of the baboon. 岩見 重太郎 76 views
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The Hana-yakko dancers supposed to be all local boys, but due to depopulation, now they include girls. They are intermediate and high school students.76 views
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Chigo-no-mai dancers76 views
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Next was the Suzu-no-Mai (Bell Dance). He holds a bell in his right hand and a gohei sacred staff with zigzag paper hanging. (御幣). 稚児の舞 鈴の舞76 views
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The doll at the bottom is Oishi Kuranosuke, the leader of the 47 ronin who avenged their lord by capturing and beheading Kira who had taunted their master who drew his sword in the shogun's palace in anger and cut Kira's forehead.76 views
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The dances ended at 11:30 am and they all started to leave the shrine in a procession headed for Hachiman Shrine with a lunch break at Chawan Matsuri no Yakata museum a short walk away. Conch shell blowers here.76 views
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The climax of the festival was when they detached the bamboo support poles (called sasu サス) from the float decorations.76 views
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The ropes are quite thin, making me think the float is not so heavy.76 views
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The floats had their bamboo support poles reattached to the lofty decorations.76 views
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Musical instruments used in the festival. On the upper left are flutes, below it are batons. On the right are a bell and below is the sasara bamboo whisk and rubbing stick. Drums at the bottom.76 views
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Inside Chawan Matsuri no Yakata Museum is a life-size replica of a festival float.76 views
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The Nishihama (西浜) group go through their neighborhood along the shore of Lake Biwa. About 30 men carry the mikoshi.76 views
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